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Amos 2:6-8

6This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Forעַל־'al-H5921threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969transgressionsפִּשְׁעֵ֣יpish.'EiH6588of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,evenוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921fourאַרְבָּעָ֖ה'ar.ba.'AhH702,I will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808revokeאֲשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּ'a.shi.Ve.nuH7725My judgment,becauseעַל־'al-H5921they sellמִכְרָ֤םmikh.RamH4376the righteousצַדִּ֔יקtza.DikH6662for silverבַּכֶּ֙סֶף֙ba.Ke.sefH3701and the needyוְאֶבְי֖וֹןve.'ev.YonH34forבַּעֲב֥וּרba.'a.VurH5668a pair of sandalsנַעֲלָֽיִם׃na.'a.La.yimH5275.

7They trampleהַשֹּׁאֲפִ֤יםha.sho.'a.FimH7602on the headsבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the poorדַּלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800as onעַל־'al-H5921the dustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776;they pushיַטּ֑וּya.TuH5186the needyעֲנָוִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6035out of their wayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870.A manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376and his fatherוְאָבִ֗יוve.'a.VivH1have relations withיֵֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־ye.le.Khu 'el-H1980 H413the same girlהַֽנַּעֲרָ֔הha.na.'a.RahH5291and soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616profaneחַלֵּ֖לcha.LelH2490אֶת־'et-H853My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

8They lie downיַטּ֔וּya.TuH5186besideאֵ֖צֶל'E.tzelH681everyכָּל־kol-H3605altarמִזְבֵּ֑חַmiz.Be.achH4196onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921garmentsבְּגָדִ֤יםbe.ga.DimH899taken in pledgeחֲבֻלִים֙cha.vu.LimH2254.And in the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430,they drinkיִשְׁתּ֔וּyish.TuH8354wineוְיֵ֤יןve.YeinH3196obtained through finesעֲנוּשִׁים֙'a.nu.ShimH6064.

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